The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-08-13
PARSONAGE FARMS

country clefgymon are generally so
poorly paid that they would be justified
in organizing strike and 10 refuse 10
preach. 10 perform the marriage cere-
mony or TO christen children until their
salaries were increased and more
promptly paid. In colonial times.
wrote Ben: Perley Poore shortly before
his death, and far into the present cen
fury. every country parish had its par
sonage farm and It's parsonage house,
where the officiating clergyman found
a healthful home for his family and
himself. The farm was the model farm
Of the neighborhood. and agricultural
experiments were tried there, while the
male population turned out for half
day at planting time. hoeing. baying
and harvesting to help the minister.
The laborer was worthy Of his hire--a
free will Offering.
Then there were the annual donation
parties Bags of Hour and Of meal,
hams, salt meat, winter butter, and
other household supplies from the excess
Of the farmers abundance were poured
nto the parsonage with free and liberal
hand. filing pantry and cellar and
making the good clergyman's heart
sing for JOY. But ALAS the increased
cash value Of produce has dried up this
source of supply, and country people
now generally imagine that II they
comply with the terms OF their money
contract they have done their duty TO
their spiritual overseer, so that where
the custom of paying donation visits"
still continues. II Is usually but hol-
low mockery of past abundance-ath thin
device TO entrap nm entertainment out
Of coniiding clergyman.
am glad 10 learn that in quite n
number Of ural towns religious soci-
cites are purchasing parsonage farms,
and indentifying themselves with their
clergymen. who will, il is TO be hoped.
bc so well pleased with them that they
will not be looking after greener pas
lures.
FEEDING WHEAT.
Thefollowingis English and Scotchex-
periencein feeding: Mr.. Babcock, Of Sto-
gumber, says; grind the wheat to fine
meal. Atpresent lam feeding 10 beasts
on grass, with half peck a day, mix
ed with straw chat. and cart horses re-
ceive one-third peek each per day, and
chaif with grass. When / take my
horses in the house / shall give one
peck of meal and two pecks of oats
mixed with chat, and n few cut man.
colds TO every three horses per day.
DO not give II 10 hack horses. Eating
beasts In house receive Il, with roots
and plentiful supply of water, and IL
feed them very high i mix linseed-
cake. think there is nothing better
for pigs For sheep have not used IL
except with cut roots, then shaked ii
over the roots in the troughs." Mr..
Wilcox, of Almondsbury, Gloucester
shire, SAYS: IL have been In the habit
of feeding stock with wheat for some
years past. / consider II TO be more
nutritious than any other food have
ever used. My plans are as follows:
Cut straw and hay to fine chan,-tho
the greater proportion being straw
thrown over given quantity (four or
five pounds) OF meal, with as much
pulpcd root as you feel disposed to put,
mixing Il together. Give twice day.
To sheep always give IL crushed--say
a pint or n pint and n half each per cay;
II is the finest food for sheep / have ever
used"
cHLDREN's LITERATURE.